Improvement



J BATLEY. Improvement in Childrens Cribs.

fr Sra'rns PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN BAILEY, OF ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHILDRENS CRlBS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 132,745, dated November5, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN BATLEY, of Orange, county of Essex, State ofNew Jersey, have invented certain Improvements in Childrens Cribs, ofwhich the following is a specication:

Ihe object of my invention is to construct and manufacture cribs forchildren which are given a lateral motion by being rocked, which is morecomfortable l and salubrious than a swinging or longitudinal motion.

In order to describe my invention more fully, I will refer to theaccompanying drawing forin-A ing part of this speciication.

Figure I is a side View of a childs crib embodying my invention. Fig. IIis an end view, representing the hanging ofthe crib by aid of the twohangers. Fig. III is a cut sectional view through line :c 50, Fig. I.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is a frame resting on four legs, a a. To the side pieces b b of theframe A is fastened the cross-piece B, the top of which receives twocurves, c c-these curves to correspond with the circle which the cribdescribes when being rocked. O C are two stands or stand-- arde,fastened to the center of the end pieces d el of the frame A, whichserve as supports for the crib D. To the top of these standards O G arepivoted either the hanger E, as represented in Fig. III, or thecross-piece F, fastened as represented in Fig. II. In Fig. III thesingle hanger E is also pivoted to the bottom end piece g of the crib D.In Fig. II the two hangers G G are pivoted to the cross-piece F, andalso to the bottom end piece f of the crib D. Between the bottom sidepieces e e of the crib Dis placed a cross-piece, H, to which the guidest' t' are fastened. These guides, having rollers jj which roll on thetwo curves o c, serve to give the crib a steady lateral motion, which isin all respects preferable to any known or hitherto-used method ofrocking children.

Having thus fully described my invention, I desire to claim- The hangersE Gr G, the standards G C, the cross-pieces F B H, the curves c c, theguides t' z', and the rollers j j, in combination with the frame A andcrib D, substantiallyr as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

JOHN BATLEY.

Witnesses:

FRANKLIN BARRrr'r, Rioni). GERNER.

